мазен

Bulgarian

Etymology

From ма́жа (máža, “to smear, to anoint”) +‎ -ен (-en).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmazɛn]

Adjective

ма́зен • (mázen) (adverb ма́зно, abstract noun ма́зност)

  1. fatty, oily, pinguid
    Synonyms: бла́жен (blážen), ло́ен (lóen), тлъст (tlǎst)
  2. greasy, fatty, mellow (for taste)
    ма́зно я́стие ― mázno jástie ― fat dish
  3. (chemistry) lipidic
    Synonym: липи́ден (lipíden)
    ма́зен газ ― mázen gaz ― alkane gas (containing methan and other alkane substances)
    ма́зна боя́ ― mázna bojá ― oil paint
  4. (dialectal) smooth, flat, sleek
    Synonym: гла́дък (gládǎk)
  5. (figurative, obsolete, with positive connotation) pleasant, glossy, lepid
    ма́зен глас ― mázen glas ― tender, pleasant voice
  6. (figurative, with negative connotation) deceitfully pleasant, hypocritical, obsequious, servile
    Synonyms: раболе́пен (rabolépen), угодли́в (ugodlív)
    ма́зен по́глед ― mázen pógled ― obsequious eyes
    ма́зен чо́век ― mázen čóvek ― fawning person

Declension

Derived terms

  • ма́зня (máznja, “to smear, to fatten”), ма́зня се (máznja se, “to flatter, to sawder”)
  • мазнина́ (mazniná, “fat, lepid”)
  • мазноти́я (maznotíja, “greasiness”)
  • мазни́к m (mazník), мазни́ца f (mazníca, “sycophant, toady”)

References

  • “мазен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “мазен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmazɛn]

Adjective

мазен • (mazen) (comparative помазен, superlative најмазен, abstract noun мазнина)

  1. flat, smooth
    Synonym: гладок (gladok)

Declension

Participle

мазен • (mazen)

  1. masculine singular adjectival participle of мази (mazi)

Declension

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